Barbie

In a completely unexpected but bold movie development move, it was announced that Amy Schumer will be starring in and co-writing a new live-action Barbie film, with the comedian said to play the titular character; based on the classic American doll from Mattel. While the films premise – a contemporary spin having Barbie realize she no longer fits within the idealistic Barbieland – makes for an interesting take, it’s the casting of Schumer that has gotten a lot of backlash. This blowback, all having to do with Schumer’s looks, or rather lack thereof, in comparison to the tall/skinny and impossibly beautiful standards that Barbie is known for. The Internet can be quite cruel.

Schumer has responded to this vitriol, with a self-affirming statement that would make SNL’s former Stuart Smalley (the Daily Affirmation sketch) jealous. (more…)

Sony is officially letting the world know what it has going on for the next few years. With reboots and sequels aplenty, it appears that the company is content to take existing properties and ride them for as long as possible – but will movie-goers want to take the ride with them? That’s the million-dollar question.

Transformers? Sure I can see that as a movie. G.I. Joe? Absolutely! Battleship? Okay, this is getting crazy… But Barbie? The toy aisle’s most well known doll is getting ready for her own solo film debut thanks to a new deal between Sony Pictures and Mattel announced today. Is it serious? Serious enough to have a screenwriter attached and commentary from corporate executives. Get ready world, here comes Barbie The Movie! (more…)

Over the fifty-something years since her introduction, Mattel‘s flagship girl’s fashion doll, Barbie, has been the object of as much scorn and controversy as love and devotion. The perennial issue driving the anti-Barbie movement is her wildly unrealistic measurements and bodily proportions. It is believed by many (and apparently backed up by statistics) that Barbie’s impossible curves make her an inappropriate role model for little girls, and are also causing sales of the doll to plummet.

Well, a Mattel executive has decided to step into the arena and defend Barbie’s bod. (more…)

Every day the internet produces an astounding amount of goodies and gems. Most hilarious, some amusing, but all worth at least a few seconds of your time. We here at Nerd Bastards try to bring you the best bits of news and nerdery the webz has to offer, with a bit of snark thrown in. But sometimes not everything makes the cut. Monday through Friday we’ll be bringing you our inbox leftovers, our forgotten bookmarks, the nerdy bits that simply slipped through the cracks. You can submit items to Nerdy Bits by emailing us at nerdybits@nerdbastards.com.

Above: There are Lara Croft cosplayers then there’s Jenn Croft. A lifelong Tomb Raider fan, Croft has 12 different Lara Croft costumes and is currently remaking the classic outfit. Here you can see her modelling what I believe is the current outfit from the upcoming game. Geek Tyrant has a whole gallery of photography from Adam Jay you should definitely check out. They’re fantastic, no cheesecake, just seriously sexy.

Every day the internet produces an astounding amount of goodies and gems. Most hilarious, some amusing, but all worth at least a few seconds of your time. We here at Nerd Bastards try to bring you the best bits of news and nerdery the webz has to offer, with a bit of snark thrown in. But sometimes not everything makes the cut. Monday through Friday we’ll be bringing you our inbox leftovers, our forgotten bookmarks, the nerdy bits that simply slipped through the cracks. You can submit items to Nerdy Bits by emailing us at nerdybits@nerdbastards.com.

Above: Here’s a personal submission to Nerdy Bits. This beauty was found at a weekend summer festival I attended. It’s an NES pipe! And honestly, what better way is there to repurpose such a classic controller. Remember you can send in your own submissiong for Nerdy Bits at the email above!

We can’t pretend to know or care about Twilight.As far as we know that is the actual poster for the movie. The few things we do know come courtesy of our very own Writer/Stephanie Myers Basher extraordinaire Christine. (You can check out the article in reference here.) We also like to keep Twlight posts to a minimum on the site. So we’ve got a couple videos that came to us today we felt the need to share. One is hilarious, and the other has lesbians you can fap to. Check out the funny and NSFW videos after the jump.

Admittedly, I haven’t posted in a while (Thanks, work), but I had to rant about this. I’m most definitely not a Barbie girl. When someone tries to extol Barbie’s “virtues,” I slap my forehead and think, “Fuck. Me.” Not so for everyone, apparently. (more…)

When I was growing up I remember simply: having a good time. We used to play Kick The Can and Hide and Seek and climb trees. We would roll ourselves down the small hill in the neighborhood and play in the woods. We would stay out late during the summer and go in and out of the neighbor’s houses playing video games in the basement or playing Barbie’s in the bedrooms. We would have sleepovers almost every weekend and stay up late planning the next day’s activities. We also had great television! Nowadays it is full of reality crap that no one gives a damn about. Back then, and I’m talking the 80’s and early 90’s, there was so much GOOD television. Interesting shows that you just could NOT miss. Shows you would skip dinner for and shows you would purposely loose Kick The Can for. I remember those shows and they will always have a special place in my heart. So here they are, in no particular order (and please feel free to let me know what your FAVES are as well)…

Stacy McBride-Irby was a Barbie designer for 12 years and just released her own brand of African American (Black) girl action figures, which has a lot of folks up in arms. Why? Because people think it gives little girls the wrong idea about what a black doll should represent…

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